diff --git a/modules/profiles/demo.nix b/modules/profiles/demo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05652d53475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/profiles/demo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  #require = [ ./graphical.nix ];
+
+  users.extraUsers.demo =
+    { description = "Demo user account";
+      group = "users";
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
+      home = "/home/demo";
+      createHome = true;
+      useDefaultShell = true;
+      password = "demo";
+      isSystemUser = false;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index cda5d4e6152..68935356ede 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ in {
         modules =
           [ ./modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix
             ./modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix
-            ./modules/profiles/graphical.nix
+            ./modules/profiles/demo.nix
           ];
       }).config;